The Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment Tool

The Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment Tool was designed for doctors and other health care providers to use with their patients. The tool estimates the risk of colorectal cancer over the next 5 years and the lifetime risk for men and women who are:

Between the ages of 45 and 85

White

Black/African American

Asian American/Pacific Islander

Hispanic/Latino

This tool takes about 5 minutes to complete.

This tool cannot accurately estimate risk of colorectal cancer for people who have the following health conditions:

Ulcerative colitis

Crohn disease

Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)

Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC), also known as Lynch Syndrome

Personal history of colorectal cancer

There is not as much data available for blacks/African Americans, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders, or Hispanics/Latinos. Until researchers
complete additional studies to provide more information about these groups, their results may be less accurate.
While the tool is not perfect, it can still help doctors and their patients better understand personal risk
of colorectal cancer.

This tool does not currently apply to American Indians and Alaska Natives; however, we plan to improve the tool for use by these groups.

This tool cannot accurately estimate risk of colorectal cancer for people who have the following health conditions:

Ulcerative colitis

Crohn disease

Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)

Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC), also known as Lynch Syndrome